Alby Law

Albert Reeves Law (24 December 1929 – 17 May 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Alby Law
Personal information
Full name Albert Reeves Law
Date of birth (1929-12-24)24 December 1929
Place of birth Yallourn, Victoria
Date of death 17 May 1970(1970-05-17) (aged 40)
Place of death Moe, Victoria
Original team(s) Moe
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1951–1953 Essendon 7 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Law won a VFL reserves premiership for Essendon in 1952 [2] before returning to his old side Moe in the Latrobe Valley Football League.

He later coached Moe's reserves and then seniors, leading the team to a senior premiership in 1967.[3]

He was employed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 502. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Essendon out lasts Collingwood". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe. 27 September 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. Gregor Mactaggart (9 October 2020). "Gus Eaton looks back on a storied football career with the Moe Football Club". LaTrobe Valley Express.
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